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Will the schools bill force good academies to close?
‘Explosive’ changes to school admissions have divided education leaders. Amid warnings about school closures, a loss of parent choice and ideological battles, Tes looks at the likely impact of the legislation
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SLS seeks new leader as Graham Hutton announces departure
School Leaders Scotland starts hunt for a new general secretary who will bring extensive experience of leadership in the secondary sector
Private school teachers at United Learning vote to strike
NEU members at 10 out of 14 independent schools run by United Learning have backed industrial action over pay
Unions warn FM of plans to ballot over class-contact time
Teaching unions have hit out at the Scottish government’s lack of progress on cutting the time teachers spend in front of classes, and say they are being ‘shut out of negotiations’
International schools worried by US anti-diversity agenda
The Council of International Schools' executive director reveals that the sector is also concerned about the impact of US 'policy changes and agency cuts'
Fears of further redundancies as school funding storm brews
Edapt has already recorded double the number of redundancy and restructuring cases in the past three months than in the whole of 2024, with concerns of more on the horizon
CST: RISE team focus on stuck schools a ‘deeply questionable’ use of public money
Confederation of School Trusts raises concern that the definition of stuck schools can include a school that got a less-than-'good' Ofsted grade before a trust took it on
Will the schools bill force good academies to close?
‘Explosive’ changes to school admissions have divided education leaders. Amid warnings about school closures, a loss of parent choice and ideological battles, Tes looks at the likely impact of the legislation
SEND: 10,000 new places in mainstream and special schools
DfE warns that special schools are 8,000 students over capacity and highlights that fewer than one in 10 mainstream schools have specialist provision
Unfilled primary places at highest level since records began
There were 611,000 unfilled primary places in 2023-24, DfE data shows
Jenny Gilruth: Pupil behaviour is the ‘big’ priority
In an exclusive interview with Tes Scotland, Scotland's education secretary sets out the key issues she is focused on during a crucial period of reform for the schools sector
Ofsted backs heads who ban phones, says Oliver
Chief inspector tells parents that schools have the power to ban phones 'and should ban them'
Schools need more targeted funding to improve attendance
Research report highlights need for more pastoral and mental health support to improve attendance
Spring Statement: Teacher pay rise should top 3.7%, says NFER
NFER's Jack Worth said the DfE's pay rise recommendation of 2.8% is now "unimaginable" in the light of new forecasts on average earnings growth
MATs told to seek DfE approval for ‘contentious transactions’
New guidance sets out what transactions may be considered 'novel, contentious and repercussive' amid a row over one academy trust's plan for an alternative pension scheme
Over 5,000 Scottish primary teachers on temporary contracts
Over 400 more primary teachers were on temporary contracts in 2024 than in 2019 – although the latest figures are an improvement on 2023